Name: Slow Down by RetroFlexVibes in Retro Flex R&B
Duration: 3 min 55 s
Description: Blends chill R&B, neo-soul grooves, and lo-fi soul textures. Perfect for late-night listening.

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Sharing R&B grooves that honor the past and move forward.

Retro Flex R&B

Whats is your name. if you ever saw a  person. And what would you ask that person the first time?

What is Your Name

An emotional soulful number I wrote after thinking what life might be like without the one true love of my life...my wife. One for all those lovers out there that let go of someone who made every bit of the life better.

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Without You

it's been a long time
since i last saw you
It seems like only yesterday
you were in my arms saying i love you 
and now time has brought us back together
no more games no more lies 
this time we gotta love it, just one more try

this time we'll do it all for love 
for love 

this time it's gonna be sweeter 
They say the second time around 
'cause my love for you 
grows stronger with everyday day

this time we'll do it all for love 
for love 
_______________________________________
Heavy Head Music (ASCAP)

I Surrender Vol. 2

This Time

can you see...lady with my heart on her sleeve...

Care Free Girl

Flirtatious, Nu-Jazz / R&B Duet – Smooth, Bold, and Grown

Don't Make Me Say It

I'm Your Wife, Not Your Mother

blends nu-jazz, modern R&B, and a little grown-up game — no pressure, no promises… just a moment worth taking

At Least One

[Verse 1]
You came ‘round in the morning like you didn’t disappear
Left lipstick on the counter and regret in my mirror
You say, “It’s complicated,” like that’s news to me
But I’ve been solving puzzles since you lost your key

[Pre-Chorus]
I poured my love in your half-empty glass
Watched you sip it slow, then let it pass
You said you’re scared to feel too much
So why’d you come back for that midnight touch?

[Chorus]
I can’t keep loving with half a heart
While you keep pulling mine apart
You're in, then gone, like a ghost at dark
Boy, I need a flame, not just a spark
If you can't stay, then don't even start—
I ain't playing house with half a heart

[Verse 2]
Your records still spin like nothing’s wrong
But the silence between the songs is long
You wear that charm like it don’t cost a thing
But darling, lies ain't gold, they just glitter and sting

[Pre-Chorus]
Told your mama I was just a phase
She said I deserved a better place
You keep your truth behind your smile
But I’ve been wise to that for a while

[Chorus]
I can’t keep loving with half a heart
While you keep pulling mine apart
You're in, then gone, like a ghost at dark
Boy, I need a flame, not just a spark
If you can't stay, then don't even start—
I ain't playing house with half a heart

[Bridge – spoken/sung style]
I’d rather dance alone in my red suede shoes
Than share my bed with your shifting moods
Don’t need your maybe, I want your more
But I ain’t beggin’ like I did before

[Final Chorus – soft at first, builds up]
No, I can’t keep loving with half a heart
You’re a haunted tune in a broken chart
I’m done with the guessing, done with the art
Of holding together what falls apart
So take your silence, take your part—
And leave me whole, with my full heart

half a heart

"Didn’t need me broken.
Just loved me right —
Without too many tokens."

I Didn't Expect This

Imagine me
Me with you
Loving each other 
without no rules
Being together 
Is all I need from you

Imagine how 
It could be
sharing the sweetness of ecstasy
There are no rules 
when it's you an me
Imagine how wonderful
That could be

Baby close your eyes
Come dream with me
Jump off this cliff
Into our own reality
Imagine how good it would be
Close your eyes and take this ride with me

Imagine us in the moonlight
kissing and holding each other tight
Hush no don't say a word
Please just use the time
to see forever is ours to find

Baby close your eyes
Come dream with me
Jump off this cliff
Into our own reality
Imagine how good it would be
Close your eyes and take this ride with me

Close your eyes
baby let's fly
_______________________________________
Heavy Head Music (ASCAP)

Imagine

Time stands still where you begin
A breath of grace beneath the skin
The world may change, the seasons fly
But you remain, you never die

Ooh, when the years keep rolling by
And the stars fall from the sky
I see you standing just the same
Eternal flame, eternal flame

Timeless beauty, pure and true
No age can fade the light in you
You're the flame that won't goodbye
Never fades and never dies
Timeless, you're timeless
(Oh yeah, timeless)

In your eyes, eternity
Hidden in your mystery
While the world turns into dust
You shine on, you shine on

Ooh, when the years keep rolling by
And the stars fall from the sky
I see you standing just the same
Eternal flame, eternal flame

Timeless beauty, pure and true
No age can fade the light in you
You're the flame that won't goodbye
Never fades and never dies
Timeless, you're timeless
(So timeless)

(Hey!) Grace beneath the skin
(Hey!) Where you begin
Time stands still (stands still)
Always will (always will)
You remain through everything
(Oh, you remain, yeah)

Timeless beauty, pure and true
(So pure, so true)
No age can fade the light in you
(That light, that light)
You're the flame that won't goodbye
Never fades, never dies, never dies
Timeless, you're timeless
Forever timeless

Time stands still where you begin
That breath of grace beneath the skin
Timeless, you're timeless

Where You Begin

Next 2 U

[Chorus]
It’s not ‘cause I don’t care,
It’s just the weight I can’t hold everywhere.
I breathe it in, then I let it fly,
What’s outta my hands, I don’t let it define my life.

[Verse 1]
People think my silence means I ain’t affected,
But I’m high sensitive - I feel it, I respect it.
Back in the day, I’d lose sleep, overthink deep,
Every word, every look, kept me up in the heat.
It left marks on my mind, like graffiti in the rain,
Learned peace ain’t found in replayin’ the pain.
I still get caught, thinkin’ ten steps ahead,
Worst-case in my head, just to soften the dread.
And yeah, there’s a moment when the storm clears the air,
I smile, ‘cause the fear I had… wasn’t even there.

[Chorus]
It’s not ‘cause I don’t care,
It’s just the weight I can’t hold everywhere.
I breathe it in, then I let it fly,
What’s outta my hands, I don’t let it define my life.

[Verse 2]
See, some things ain’t yours to carry or control,
Some truths, they belong to another soul.
I can’t change what they think, can’t rewrite their page,
But I can check my heart, keep my peace on stage.
So I break it down - what’s fact, what’s mine to own,
What’s outside my reach, I just leave it alone.
It’s a lesson in balance, a test of grace,
Learning when to fight and when to give space.
It’s not apathy, nah, it’s survival in the raw,
Protectin’ my spirit from the weight I saw.

[Chorus]
It’s not ‘cause I don’t care,
It’s just the weight I can’t hold everywhere.
I breathe it in, then I let it fly,
What’s outta my hands, I don’t let it define my life.

[Outro]
Not every battle’s mine.
Not every thought’s worth my time.
I’m still here, still feelin’, still real.
I just choose where I heal.

I don't care ft. Jerome Lake

Blends chill R&B, neo-soul grooves, and lo-fi soul textures. Perfect for late-night listening.

Slow Down

The Lessons in the Yard
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

The boys ran to the yard
They had their bags of marbles
They knew the game was hard
But they had a trick this time

Some sharper than the others
They had their spots marked out
They stacked marbles at one end
Come and get them they would shout

Roll your marbles if you got 'em
If you hit them you can keep them
If not you lose the bet
And go home with your regrets

[chorus]
I never listened, 
I never had a pyle
I always was the loser, 
But I learned to loose and smile

[01:58][instrumental]

This was a game for suckers
And I was one of them
The marbles cost me money
All that I had to spend

I alway lost more than I won
I don't think that it was fun
We were trying to be tough
To show we were a man

My dad he called me "boy"
He rarely called me son
He'd say "boy, you're going to loose"
"It is time for you to choose"
"You cannot be the roller"
"No one is your friend"
"The only way to get ahead"
"You gotta own the game"

[chorus]
I never listened, 
I never had a pyle
I always was the loser, 
But I learned to loose and smile

[04:24][instrumental]

My dad he called me "boy"
He rarely called me son
He'd say "boy, you're going to loose"
"It is time for you to choose"
"You cannot be the roller"
"No one is your friend"
"The only way to get ahead"
"You gotta own the game"

[chorus]
I never listened, 
I never had a pyle
I always was the loser, 
But I learned to loose and smile

[instrumental]

I never listened, 
I never had a pyle
I always was the loser, 
But I learned to loose and smile

[instrumental]

[outro]


The Lessons in the Yard

Heartbreak Alert: my mother passed away in 2020 and me giving up on music because of my "bad face" disappointed her more than anyone. When she passed, I couldn't cry, she wouldn't let me. She filled my head with melodies. And that's when I began writing all these songs I'm bombarding you with. No one will ever love me like that woman, I'd never belonged to anyone before.... For me the process always starts with a melody and a simple phrase, in this case... "Where do I belong if it ain't beside you...?" This is raw, unfinished, and hurts to share, but I thought I'd take a break to honor the source material ahead of her birthday. =)

Where Do I Belong If It Ain't Beside You

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